Grate



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S. D. SPENGE.

GRATE.

No. 278,191. 'Paftented May 22,1883.

W z'finassas: 1 M342?" M UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

SIDNEY D. SPENOE, OF LUDLOWT GROVE, OHIO.

GRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,191, dated May 22,1883,-

Application filed August 26, 1882.

grate. Fig.2 is aside view of the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is acentral vertical transverse section; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe rear upper part of the improved grate, partly in section, with thehood.

' The object of my invention is to provide a removable front and gratefor the ordinary fire-place opening in a chimney, which front shallcombine in itself a hood or covering for the fire-space, a grate, and adamper, all as will now be more fully set out and explained.

In the accompanying drawiugs,Arepresents the flue, and B a section ofthe ordinary mantel-front. My invention does not contemplate guy changeeither in the mantel-front orin the 0 represents the hood, havinga broadflange, D, around the arch and on the two vertical edges. This hoodconforms in shape to the fire-place opening. The flange D shouldpreferably be wide enough to provide for variations in the size of thefire-place opening. The lower halfot' the hoodcontains the fire-basketE. The fire-basket has at each end a hook, F, and the limbsGof the hoodhave on the inner sides lugs H, on which the hooks F rest when thefire-basket is in position. The fire-basket thus forms fa continuationof the hood, and when attached to the fire-place fits snug and close tothe limbs or sides G, while the bottom 6 of the fire-basket extendingback to the wall of the fire-place, the connection between thefire-basket and fire-place is now complete at all points, and the spacebetween the the basket or grate E e and the fire-place wallsconstitutes'the ordinary fire-chamber. All of that space above thefire-basket is closed by the hood. Hence the air entering thecombustionchamber must all enter through the fire-basket below the hood.

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The hood 0 is provided with a fuel-door, I,-

and mica windows on the sides, if desired. The upper part or arch of thehood is provided with a plate, J, to which a sheet-metal plate, K, ishinged. This plate Kis preferably composed of wrought-iron, so it may becut or trimmed to tit the ledge L at the throat of the chimney. Theobject of the hinged plate Kis to provide a damper for the tire-place,and the design of the plate J is to prevent the product of combustionfrom passing from the fire-place around the damper-plate K.

A rod, M, having aknob on its outer end, passes through the upper faceof the hood 0, and has its inner end hinged to the lid or plate K. Therod M is provided with a ratchet, N, on the under side, which actsagainst the hood to hold the damper-plate in any desired position. Itisobvious that a much better draft can be obtained by the use of thishoodas a fire-front than without, and that by the use of the damper the heatcan be regulated and consumptiouot' coal utilized.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure Letters Patent, is-- 1'. As anarticle of manufacture, an independent and detachable fire-place front,consistingof the hood (3, having door I, the vertical limbs G, and thefire-basket E, having bottom extensiomc, which front can be applied tomy fire-place and thus constitute the ordinary tire and combustionchamber in the space between them.

2. In an independent and removable fireplace i'ront, made complete initself, and without a back, the combination of the hood 0, having doorI, limbs G, the grate or fire-basket E c, damper K, and rod M,substantially as set forth In testimony that I claim the foregoing Ihave hereunto set my hand, this 9th day of August, 1882,.in the presenceof witnesses.

SIDNEY DEE SPENOIL,

Witnesses: V ISABELLA DEMPER, A. O. VKAYLOR.

